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Crisis Commission Did Its Job Thoroughly and Fairly

Updated Feb. 4, 2011 12:01 a.m. ET

Regarding your editorial "Culprits From Beltway Casting" (Jan. 28): I am writing to set the record straight about the process by which the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission conducted its investigation. The commission conducted a thorough and fair investigation of the causes of the financial crisis as directed by the law passed by Congress and signed by the president. We held 19 public hearings, interviewed over 700 witnesses and reviewed millions of pages of documents. Based on the facts and evidence of our inquiry, the commission concluded that the crisis was avoidable and that, among other things,...